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Early this spring (actually, it was probably still winter), I took a look at the Brewers' offseason transactions and saw that they had acquired Jorge Julio. Everyone knew the Brewers needed pitching help, but I was certainly skeptical of Julio's ability to provide that help. After two disastrous months in 2009, it's clear that he can't, and Tuesday the Brewers announced his release, recalling Mike Burns in his place. This move was almost inevitable after Monday night's debacle, in which Julio entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Brewers ahead 4-2, then left the game with the Brewers trailing the Marlins 5-4, the bases loaded, and nobody out. In the end, Julio was charged with six runs and the loss. His ERA has ballooned to 7.79, his WHIP is 1.71 and he's walked 15 hitters and struck out just 13 in 17 1/3 innings.
Unfortunately for the Brewers, they can't count on David Riske, who's made just one appearance this year, to pick up any of the slack in the bullpen right now. He needs elbow surgery and from the sounds of it, it might be Tommy John surgery, depending on how the elbow looks once the surgery starts.
That leaves Burns as the guy to come in and try to put out the early fires, especially while Mark DiFelice recovers from an elbow problem. He's a career journeyman who's had unimpressive stints with the Astros in 2005 and the Reds and Red Sox in 2006. His Triple-A numbers are OK as a starter this year, but he's already 30 and it's unlikely that he's going to bring much value to the Brewers 'pen. Of course, they don't need him too do that really. Trevor Hoffman, Todd Coffey, Carlos Villanueva, DiFelice, and Mitch Stetter have been excellent this year. They mostly need Burns to eat some innings as a long relief guy and be better Julio. It's hard to imagine he'll be worse.
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